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Bloom Victress Over Smoke Screen NASRC Hits Excessive Turf Taxation Leads Throughout In Lincoln Feature FeatureHerrmann Herrmann Filly Gives Jockey John Adams His Third of Four Tallies on Afternoon Card CardBy By J J MURPHY MURPHYHAWTHORNE HAWTHORNE Cicero 111 June 10 Mrs Louis J Herrmanns filly Bloom cleverly rated by jockey Johnny Adams who was riding his third winner of the afternoon withstood a stretch challenge from the stakes winning Smoke Screen to take the honors in the featured Lake Bluff Purse here today Bloom favorite in the field of six took command early and was never headed to register by two lengths on a racing strip that was deep in mud Smoke Screen making his first start following three successive victories at New Orleans was 10 lengths in advance of Royal Mocca ¬ sin the third horse at the end The winner paid 560 and was the fourth public choice of the day to reward rewardThe The Lake Bluff was at six and onehalf furlongs and Bloom dashed to an advan ¬ tage of several lengths soon after the start Adams then took the filly under restraint and she splashed her way along with a fourlength margin until after heading for home Then Smoke Screen primarily a distance racer began to close the gap and at midstretch moved up to the Hermann colorbearer on the inside At that stage Adams decided it was time to do some urging He called on Bloom in the last sixteenth and the filly not only repelled the challenge of her chief adversary but was going away at the end endAdams Adams made it four winners for the day when he scored with Flaming Bush in the ninth race raceRacing Racing Strip Sea of Mud MudA A series of thunderstorms that visited this area Tuesday night left the racing strip a sea of mud but it was noticeable that horses on the inside fared better than the previous day when all victors came down the extreme outside The afternoon was pleasant enough and a crowd of 11782 took in the sport sportGood Good Call a threeyearold filly making her third start of the meeting spotted her opposition a few lengths at the start and still emerged as a handy winner in the sixth race named the McHenry Purse The daughter of Case Ace dwelt at the start and it appeared as if she was destined to sure defeat but under Johnny Adams persistent urging she made up ground to catch the pacemaking Master Red in the last eighth and connect by two and a half lengths over the latter with Spy Defense the short priced favorite being a distant third thirdIt It was the second winner of the afternoon for Adams and Good Call owned by Fair Continucd on Page FortyTwo Bloom in FrontRunning Win Over Smoke Screen ScreenHerrmann Herrmann Filly Gives Adams His Third of Four Winners on Card CardContinued Continued from Page One Oneway way Farm paid 1460 in the sixfurlong affair affairDespite Despite the adverse track conditions the early racing was formful with three of the first five choices coming through The Daily Double paid but 1620 when Bink ridden by W M Cook took the opener and Happj Age with Johnny Adams aboard won the second Each of the pair was a wellbacked choice but each was ridden out to take the money moneyPops Pops Pal the second choice in the third was too good for the favored Athtar when it came to a stretch drive in that event Sherman Armstrong on Pops Pal allowed his mount to go wide in the stretch but the threeyearold had enough class to take it Lady Hal who was regarded as one of the choices was withdrawn in the paddock it having been discovered she had suffered an injury in being plated platedPortray Portray a twoyearold son of Challedon who finished third to Mr Prosecutor and Everett Jr in the Bashford Manor Stakes demonstrated his class in taking the fourth event Portray ridden by Doug Dodson was a short price and saved ground in the stretch while the early leaders Smokelore and Boiler Plate raced wide wideWilliam William Hal Bishops recent claim Para lyte an Illinoisbred threeyearold con ¬ nected in the fifth with Paul Bailey up Pretty Cindy set the pace but Paralyte caught her in the stretch to score by two lengths Some Charge the favorite stopped badly in the last quarter and was beaten about 30 lengths
